"In the Middle East, it is normal (for a priest) to be married," Zaidan said Tuesday. "Here, this is the first."

The Maronite church is one of several Eastern Rite churches — including Armenian, Chaldean and some Byzantine Catholics — that recognize the authority of the pope in Rome. Many Maronite Christians in the U.S. trace their lineage to present-day Lebanon and Syria.

Although Roman Catholic priests are not allowed to marry, Catholic priests who married before they were approved for ordination are allowed to remain married. An example: Catholic priests who were converts from the Anglican communion and other Protestant denominations.

"The Vatican was open to it on a case-by-case basis," said Zaidan, and Pope Francis approved Akiki's ordination, which was in the pipeline for about a year.

William Ditewig, executive professor of theology at Santa Clara University in California, said Pope John Paul II opened the door for this possibility decades ago in his encyclical calling for the traditions of the Eastern churches to be respected.

"I'm reluctant to project too much too fast" for the Roman Catholic church and the future of married priests, said Ditewig, who also works for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey. "I think this is interesting and significant, but I don't necessarily think it is earth shattering."...

..."In the United States, the ordination of married men to the priesthood is not just a 'fix' to the priest shortage but rather a re-establishment of an ancient and honored tradition in the Maronite church," Zaidan wrote in this month's Maronite newsletter.

The Vatican banned this exemption in the U.S. in the 1920s because
bishops complained it was too confusing to parishioners. It remained a
common practice in the Middle East and Europe...

..."He'll be a wonderful priest," said parishioner Linda Hill, 54. "The
fact that he's married will be exciting for the church. It's tradition
in the old country. I guess we're finally catching up to the old
country."

While the exception doesn’t open the door to non-celibacy for all
priests, the move is just one in a string of unprecedented actions taken
by Francis.

Last year the pope sparked controversy when he said, “If someone is
gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?"

He has encouraged the Church to think outside the box and be more "open."

“We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage
and the use of contraceptive methods...We have to find a new balance;
otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a
house of cards, losing the freshness and fragrance of the Gospel,” he
said in another 2013 interview.

"Instead of being just a church that welcomes and receives by keeping
the doors open,” he added, “let us try also to be a church that finds
new roads, that is able to step outside itself and go to those who do
not attend Mass, to those who have quit or are indifferent. The ones who
quit sometimes do it for reasons that, if properly understood and
assessed, can lead to a return. But that takes audacity and courage."

Did you catch all that?

Francis approved Akiki's ordination,

Rev. Akiki recognizes and submits to the authority of Francis as Pope,

Francis wants everything to come from the experience and the feelings associated with it. This is full blown modernism. (see Pope St. Pius X, Pascendi Dominici Gregis) We remind the reader the same great Saint made all clergy, pastors, confessors, preachers, religious
superiors, and professors in philosophical-theological seminaries take an Oath Against Modernism. That is quite different from Francis' attitude towards the modernism he has embraced wholeheartedly with both mind and body. Casuistry must be too scholastic for Francis! For as Francis recently said, "Studying fundamental theology is one of the most boring things on earth." This is how the modernists and Francis accomplish their revolution in the Novus Ordo church. One step forward, two step backwards, always moving, and distracting those who follow them with their latest gaffs. And they don't forget to slander those who speak the truth as enemies of Our Lord.

Neither Obama nor Francis can stop their respective parasites (the federal government & the Novus-Ordo church) from consuming their hosts (USA citizens & Novus-Ordo catholics) and ultimately causing the death of both. As bad as Obama is the harm he does is far less destructive than that of Francis because POTUS only harms one's body not their soul.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

(Benedict taking off his zucchetto acknowledging Francis is in charge.)

“There is absolutely no doubt regarding the validity
of my resignation from the Petrine ministry. The only condition for the validity

of my resignation
is the complete freedom of my decision.

Speculations regarding its
validity are simply absurd.”

- Joseph Ratzinger -

Francis calls people out of the blue while his predecessor prefers to write letters. Having recently written his friend Hans Kung, Benedict took pen to paper in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery and wrote to Italian reporter Andrea Tornielli the other day. Turns out Benedict wanted to put the kibosh on rumors that his resignation wasn't valid. Is Resignationism dead? For more on Resignationism see: Italian Journalist Antonio Socci: Ratzinger Resignation "May Not Be Valid"Andrea Tornelli writes about this letter from Benedict XVI in an article posted today at La Stampa.

"I do not return to private life, to a life of
travel, meetings, receptions, conferences, and so on. I am not
abandoning the cross, but remaining in a new way at the side of the
crucified Lord. I no longer bear the power of office for the governance
of the Church, but in the service

of prayer I remain, so to speak, in
the enclosure of Saint Peter”

“I continue to wear the white cassock and kept the
name Benedict for purely practical reasons. At the moment of my
resignation there were no other clothes available. In any case, I wear
the white cassock in a visibly different way to how the Pope wears it.
This is another case of completely unfounded speculations being made.”

“I'm grateful to be bound
by a great identity of views and a heartfelt friendship with Pope
Francis. Today, I see my last and final job to support his pontificate
with prayer."

- from letter to Hans Küng -

“Professor Küng quoted the content of my letter to

him word for word and correctly.”
- commenting on Hans Küng's interview -

for more on Hans Kung's interview about the letter Benedict XVI wrote him see : Francis' Enabler

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Let us spray! It's a bird, it's a plane, Francis is going to meet pop artist, Mauro Pallotta! Tomorrow, Mauro will be one of the guests at Francis' general audience and will get the chance to talk with him. Mauro excitedly wrote,

As can be seen from some of the sample images above, the calendar consists of portraits of priests where the focus is on how handsome they are. Little is shown about the catholic faith in the photos and like the Novus Ordo Missae it is all centered around man. Some publications have commented the calendar is 'homoerotic' and others have said the calendar is full of 'Roman beefcakes' & 'hottie clerics'.

The calendar was first published during the reign of John Paul II. The silence of the Vatican regarding this calendar shows a continuity between the reigns of Benedict XVI and Francis. Andrea Gagliarducci (author) has written about and Archbishop Georg Ganswein (papal secretary) has recently spoken of this continuity. What is the Vatican II church known for in the past twenty years if not the behavior of notorious homosexual degenerate priests and pedophiles? By sweeping the scandals caused by the behavior of these clerics under the rug and pretending the victims are at fault, it matters little whether John Paul II, Benedict XVI, or Francis is in charge. Francis' pro-sodomite public relations firms haven't seen it fit to do anything about the calendar either and the policy of denial remains the same. They must be following Francis' example. To quote Francis,

One wonders does Francis have one of these Il Calendario Romano hanging over his desk in the Domus Sanctæ Marthæ? If not Francis, then does Msgr. Battista Ricca have one on his office wall over at the Vatican Bank?

Sunday, February 23, 2014

On 13 March 2013, Nicolás Maduro the then acting president of Venezuela gave a little bit of insight into how Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected in the conclave. Did President Maduro have spies in the conclave? Or talk to cardinals who were there? No it gets even better than that...he said the recently deceased (5 March 2013) President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez influenced heaven in the appointment of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope! At the inauguration of the Tenth International Book Fair Maduro said,

Unbelievable you might say! A die-hard communist revolutionary impressed God so much he decided to make the head of the Novus Ordo church a South American. We fear that Maduro has like Francis been hanging out with too many radicals causing him to begin to think in this outlandish manner.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

How in the last conclave, did Jorge Mario Bergoglio, end up receiving the vote of Roger 'Taj' Mahony the Phony? Let Cardinal
Mahony the Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles tell the story, from his blog:

The
Cardinal who built the monstrosity known as the Taj Mahony (Los Angeles
Cathedral), ran a pro-homosexual diocese, and has swept sex case after sex case
under the rug for years believes that the ‘Holy Spirit’ was working through
him? It sounds more like devil possessed
‘automatic writing’. Mahony later tweeted:

The below videohas to be seen to be
believed! Why would anyone put a beach
ball and soccer jersey on an altar of God’s? This behavior certainly shows the priorities of the Novus Ordo and Francis. Fun and games instead of asking God for mercy. In the post-Vatican II church the sacrifice on the high altars has ceased! Brings to mind Cain from Genesis in the Old Testament offering the work of human hands doesn't it? This time will Cain also murder his brother Abel?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

We
call it novelty, Francis calls it a new fashion. Never one to let an
opportunity pass him by, Francis once again finds a way to incorporate
balloons into the Novus Ordo religion. While saying the 16 February
2014 Angelus a bunch of balloons was released. The banner hanging from
the balloons (see video screenshot below) reads 'arcobaleno' in Italian,
which translates into English as 'rainbow'. Is this being done in
support of world peace or to support special rights for sodomites?
Could it even be with all the rabbis Francis has recently had as guests
at the Vatican to support the Talmudic Noahide laws? To quote Francis,
"Who am I to judge?"

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

"Studying fundamental theology is one of the most boring things on earth."

- Jorge Mario Bergoglio aka Francis -

16 February 2014

Another dandy from the so unbelievable you can't make it up file. Turns out Francis told this gem to Rev. Michael Rogers, S.J. sometime on 16 Febraury 2014. Rev. Rogers tweeted this and attached the hash tag #reevaluatinglifechoices (reevaluating life choices) to the message. A screenshot of the tweet is below or click here to see the tweet.

People on twitter were perplexed when they read the above message. Some thought it was a joke, others doubted Francis truly said the sentence, some were offended, and many wrote in support of it. Rev. James Martin, S.J. tweeted on 17 February 2014 that indeed Francis had uttered this to his friend Rev. Rogers. See screenshot below or click here to read on twitter.

Rev. Rogers proceeded to tweet the three following tweets below. Is Francis' irreverent humor starting to rub off on his fellow Jesuits? Links to the #1 Tweet, #2 Tweet, and #3 Tweet.

Which finally leads us to the follow up tweet from Rev. Rogers in which he answers Peter Nixon's tweet which stated, "Can't disagree more." Rogers says, "the Pope was just joking with a fellow Jesuit..." Read screenshot below or click here to read on twitter.

The supposed Vicar of Christ is making another joke this time about something that is fundamental to saving one's soul. Is this why Francis seems to know so little about what it takes to save one's soul in the modern world we live in? This is a matter which we seriously doubt St. Ignatius Loyola would be making light of.

Monday, February 17, 2014

This past Friday, Francis applied to renew his Argentinian ID card & passport. We believe Jorge Mario Bergoglio is tipping his hand on how he feels about himself as pontiff of the Novus Ordo religion. A peek into the psyche of Francis - to quote the well known saying, "actions speak louder than words!"

It is always said that pope Francis remembers his country, Argentina, even though he is now the head of the smallest state in the world. In the Vatican, Jorge Bergoglio renewed his passport and applied for his new DNI [National Identity Document], which will be the only valid one from next year.

The Minister of Interior and Transportation, Florencio Randazzo, informed today that, "pope Francis applied for his new Argentinian DNI and Passport last Friday and will receive it in the next few days in the residence he declared, in the Vatican," according to a communiqué of the office.

"His Holiness spoke to Juan Pablo Cafiero, our ambassador before the Vatican, and informed him that he would like to keep traveling around the world with the Argentinian passport, due to which the procedure was started by way of the digital center we have working in Rome," Randazzo declared.

"Francis expressly asked not to enjoy any privilege, the reason for which both his New DNI and Passport have followed the regular administrative path," the civil servant emphasized. "The Pope went through a procedure as the one all Argentinians follow, in which a digital photograph, his fingerprint and his signature were collected in about 15 minutes; and in the next few days he will be receiving it in Domus Sanctae Marthae, in the Vatican, which he declared as his residence."

"This new gesture of the Pope for our country fills us with pride," Randazzo added, recalling that Bergoglio has had a Vatican passport from the beginning of his pontificate, on March 19 [2013].

Several questions come to mind:

Why is Francis keeping his Argentinian citizenship current?

Is he planning on retiring from the Vatican one day and returning back to Buenos Aires?

Is he the sovereign of the Vatican City State or not?

Why does he travel on his Argentinian passport and not his Vatican City State passport?

What
government bureaucrats issue a passport & ID card three days after
they were applied for through the regular administrative channels?

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Was the election of Jorge Borgoglio predicted years before it happened? Would his election as pontiff benefit any particular group? In a piece titled, Catholic-Jewish dialogue, the uber-kosher reporter John Allen writes for the National Catholic Reporter on 20 January 2005:

One further proof of the evolution in Jewish-Catholic relations
should come in September, when Ehrenkranz plans to take a delegation of
rabbis and American Catholic bishops to Auschwitz, and then to Rome for a
blessing by both the pope and the chief rabbi of Israel.

The bishops will be led by Cardinal William Keeler of Baltimore,
and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee. Plans call for the group to
fly from the United States to Rome, then to Krakow, and to take a bus to
Auschwitz. They will have a tour followed by a dinner inside the camp,
with an open dialogue between the rabbis and bishops.

Afterwards, the group will return to Rome where they will be
blessed both by the pope and by the chief rabbi of Israel, who will
travel to Rome for the occasion. The Community of Sant'Egidio will host a
dinner for the group in Rome.

"One thing I hope to explain is why the Jewish people feel so
intensely about Israel," Ehrenkranz said. "For many of us, Auschwitz is
what happens if there is no Israel. If you don't have an Israel, you
don't have a path out. You can't understand Jewish thinking about Israel
without grasping that."

Ehrenkranz, by the way, said he shares Bemporad's concern about
what might come after John Paul II. "You're not going to get anybody
with his sensitivity. The fear is, whatever you've got done can be
undone," he said.

Reacting to the "Latin American hypothesis" for the election of
the next pope, Ehrenkranz said that a Latin American would likely mean a
pope with less personal experience or interest in dialogue with
Judaism.

One exception, however, according to Ehrenkranz, would be
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Jesuit cardinal of Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Bergoglio was an auxiliary bishop in Buenos Aires on July 18,
1994, when 86 people were killed and hundreds more injured in an
explosion that destroyed a seven-story building housing the Argentine
Jewish Mutual Association and the Delegation of Argentine Jewish
Associations.

It was one of the worst anti-Jewish attacks ever in Latin
America, and Ehrenkranz said that Bergoglio was "very concerned with
what happened … he's got experience."

Romano Guardini wrote a book, Spirit of the Liturgy, which influenced many members of the ‘Liturgical Movement’ and was president of the Catholic Youth Movement. According to Karl Rahner, what Guardini did with the liturgy at his youth center was the model for the liturgical reforms of Vatican II.**